Tripepi Smith was engaged by the California City Management Foundation to interview 30 city managers about their experiences in the profession. Tripepi Smith produced the videos with a three man crew over two days of shooting using a Canon 5D Mark II, two light sources, a lavalier microphone and various other equipment. Tripepi Smith handles all post-production work and coordinated release of the videos with various other parties, providing a fully integrated process from conception to distribution.

The videos were destined for YouTube distribution on the client's YouTube channel.

This particular features an interview with Jim Lewis, the assistant city manager of Atascadero.